LA HONDA CA | IRS ruling year: 2010 | EIN: 26-4280449
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An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.
Organization Mission
To provide education, assistance and outreach programs for Fire Prevention and preparedness to all South Skyline Residents within the council area in order to preven ... (More)
Rating Information
Not currently rated
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See rating report below to learn why this organization is not currently eligible.
Historical Ratings
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South Skyline Fire Safe Council cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology due to only having 2 years of electronically-filed IRS Form 990 data.
To ensure year-to-year consistency the Encompass Rating System's Accountability & Finance beacon analyzes the three-year average of some data provided through the IRS 990.
Charity Navigator currently only has 2 years of consecutive e-filed Forms 990 from the IRS for South Skyline Fire Safe Council under the EIN: 26-4280449.
Before Charity Navigator can evaluate South Skyline Fire Safe Council, South Skyline Fire Safe Council will need to e-file for additional fiscal years.
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
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Salary of Key Persons - Data Available
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John Drew, Board Member
$0
Monty Boyer, Board Member
$0
Debra Born, Board Member
$0
Larry Watson, Board Member
$0
Kristeen Pemberton, Board Member
$0
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2023
IRS Published Data (Business Master File) - Data Available
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
Data Sources (IRS Forms 990) - Data Available
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage accountability and finance data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (South Skyline Fire Safe Council) or EIN (264280449) in the 'Search Term' field.
Impact & Measurement
Not Currently Scored
South Skyline Fire Safe Council cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Measurement methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
South Skyline Fire Safe Council cannot currently be evaluated by our Culture & Community methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its Constituent Feedback or Equity Practices strategies.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission.
To provide education, assistance and outreach programs for Fire Prevention and preparedness to all South Skyline Residents within the council area in order to prevent the loss of lives and reduce losses of personal and public property and natural resources from wildfire
Vision Statement
10 out of 10 points
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's vision.
Prevention of the loss of lives and reduce losses of personal and public property and natural resour
Strategic Goals
20 out of 20 points
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Educate the public about wildfire threat and mitigation measures.
Goal Two: Improve wildfire safety by aiding in the reduction of hazardous fuel loads.
Goal Three: Coordinate wildfire prevention efforts with the cooperation of local public fire agencies and relevant stakeholders.
Leadership
30 out of 30 points
Full Credit
Partial Credit
No Credit
Investment in Leadership Development
15 out of 15 points
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development.
Encouraging and supporting volunteer board members when they take on large scale project management of hazardous fuel reduction projects. This has happened three times in the past 1.5 years with 3 different projects, 3 different grants and 3 different project managers (all board members).
External Focus on Mobilizing Mission
15 out of 15 points
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Collaborative Engagement
Social Promotion
Civic Engagement
Adaptability
30 out of 30 points
Full Credit
Partial Credit
No Credit
Adaptability Statement
30 out of 30 points
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
We immediately shifted to ZOOM meetings for our monthly board meetings as did all of the other local FireSafe Councils. We also participated in multiple ZOOM based training programs, published training videos and completely upgraded our website to meet accessibility requirements and be more user friendly.